HARTSVILLE, SC — Coker stretched a two-point halftime lead to double digits and held off Queens University of Charlotte Thursday night for a 70-57 women’s basketball win.The Cobras improve to 6-17 overall and 3-13 in the CVAC, while Queens drops to 7-17, 6-11 in conference.

Coker came out of a back-and-forth first half with a 31-29 lead by taking care of the ball and shooting a solid 43 percent.The Cobras had only seven first period turnovers and grabbed nine offensive rebounds to get six second-chance points.

The Cobras came out of the break and went on a 15-4 run to grab a 46-33 with 13:20 on the clock.Coker maintained their lead the rest of the way despite some defensive mistakes when the Royals where unable to finish from the foul line.Queens connected on 5-24 attempts from the line, including a 2-14 performance in the second period.

Coker shot 46 percent for the game and dominated the glass for a 51-31 advantage.CC had only one more rebound than the visitors at halftime but the Cobras out-rebounded Queens 31-12 after the break.

Maggie Austin had the inside game working for QUC with 21 points on 8-12 shooting but no other Royal player reached double-digits.Erinn Hayes had nine rebounds for Queens and Kasey Gillis dished out seven assists.

Coker hosts Limestone on Saturday, February 19, at 2:00 PM.CC will honor its three seniors, Hemingway, Glover, and Rnesha Baldwin, prior to the game.